Excerpt: Dear boys and Girls this book is all about an old soldier ealled Grampa a young prince a lost princess and a weather cock named Bill...

Excerpt: Along time ago in merry England, there lived a rich landowner and his wife and their two little children who were the delight of their hearts.

Excerpt: When good King Arthur was reigning in England, there lived in the Duchy of Cornwall a countryman who had an only son called Jack.

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Excerpt: Bambi is a delicious book. For delicacy of perception and essential truth I hardly know any story of animals that can stand beside this life study of a forest deer. Felix Salten is a Poet.

Excerpt: The Editor is indebted to Chester H. Lawrence for his capable direction of the art work of My book House also the following artists who have contributed.

Excerpt: The earthquake rumbled and mumbled and grumbled and then he bumped, and everything tumbled Bumpyty-thump! Thumpyty-bump!

Excerpt: All in the golden afternoon Full leisurely we glide: For both our oars, with little skill, By little arms are plied, While little hands Make vain Pretence Our wanderings to guide.

Excerpt: Christmas time is the happiest of all times in the Great forest and when the day arrives every one in the great forest gathers on butternut Hill before the great Christmas tree what a happy time they all have what busy days there have been for they...

Excerpt: My knowledge of this book foreran the sort of personal acquaintance which I made with it when I came to read it for it was one of the great books in different literatures which my father told me of and taught me to love from his own love of them.